Panthers prepped for State

If their weekend in Shoshoni at the 1A West Regional Tournament was any indication, the Saratoga Panther track team may do very well at the 1A State Championship in Casper this weekend.

Especially considering the girls team came away as regional champions.

“I thought both groups performed at a really high level. We’re prepared, for the moment. To take a regional championship away from Burlington or Cokeville is a pretty good feat in itself,” said Head Coach Rex Hohnholt. “They’ve always been right there in the state championship mix and for us to get them at regionals is bigger than people think it is.”

Saratoga Girls at Regionals

Beginning with the 400 Meter Dash, Whitney Bennett took 4th place as she finished with a time of 1 minutes, 2.01 seconds.

In the 800 Meter Run, Maddie Teichman took 2nd place with a time of 2 minutes, 33.25 seconds and was followed by Rhiwan Williams in 3rd place with a time of 2 minutes, 35.71 seconds. Milan Scott also finished in the top 10, coming in 6th place with a time of 2 minutes, 41.54 seconds.

In the 1600 Meter Run, Teichman again took 2nd place as she finished with a time of 5 minutes, 40.20 seconds. R. Williams came in 4th place with a time of 5 minutes, 55.31 seconds and Allie Condict followed in 5th place with a time of 5 minutes, 58.48 seconds. In 6th place was Marilee Williams, who finished with a time of 6 minutes, 3.20 seconds.

In the 3200 Meter Run, Teichman took 1st with a finishing time of 12 minutes, 56.13 seconds. A. Condict took 3rd with a time of 13 minutes, 18.90 seconds and M. Williams followed in 4th place with a time of 13 minutes, 22.50 seconds.

In the 100 Meter Hurdles, Bennett took 2nd place with a time of 16.33 seconds while Jaden Campbell finished in 8th place with a time of 21.79 seconds. Bennett also competed in the 300 Meter Hurdles, where she finished 1st with a time of 47.26 seconds.

In the 400 Meter Relay, the team of Olivia Everett, Josie Little, Scott and Aspen Sewell finished in 2nd place with a time of 58.99 seconds. In the 1600 Meter Relay, the team of Everett, Makenna King, Little and R. Williams took 2nd place with a time of 4 minutes, 36.80 seconds. In the 1600 Sprint Medley, the team of Teichman, Everett, Little and King took 1st with a time of 4 minutes, 43.36 seconds. Finally, in the 3200 Meter Relay, the team of Condict, King, Scott and Sewell finished in 1st place with a time of 12 minutes, 34.58 seconds.

The girls also had decent showings in the field events with Everett scoring 10th place in the high jump with a height of 4 feet. In the long jump, Scott took 4th place with a distance of 14 feet, 2 inches.

In the triple jump, Bennett took 1st place with a distance of 33 feet, 6 inches and was followed by R. Williams in 4th place with a distance of 31 feet, 3.25 inches. Little took 6th place with a distance of 30 feet, 375 inches and Sophie Diaz took 10th place with a distance of 26 feet, 2.5 inches. 

Katie Fiedor rounded out the field placings as she took 8th place in discus, throwing for 68 feet, 6 inches.

“Every one of those girls are versatile, we can put them in just about anywhere and they’ll be successful,” said Hohnholt.

Saratoga Boys at Regionals

While the Saratoga boys team may not have secured a regional championship, they still had a good showing as they placed 6th as a team. Individually, a number of the boys place in the top 10 of several events.

In the 800 Meter Run, Grady Bartlett took 5th place with a time of 2 minutes, 10.46 seconds and was followed by Grant Bartlett in 6th place with a time of 2 minutes, 11.56 seconds. Kelton Johnson took 9th place, finishing with a time of 2 minutes, 14.36 seconds.

In the 1600 Meter Run, Grant Bartlett took 1st place with a time of 4 minutes, 48.94 seconds while Grady Bartlett took 3rd place with a time of 4 minutes, 50.28 seconds. 

Grant Bartlett also took 1st in the 3200 Meter Run, where he finished with a time of 10 minutes, 38.69 seconds. Calvin Condict placed 7th in the same event, finishing with a time of 11 minutes, 48.85 seconds.

The 400 Meter Relay team of Slayd Daley, Heston Fisher, Colin Greenberg and Deke Herring took 7th place with a time of 51 seconds. In the 1600 Meter Relay, the team of Douglas Anderson, C. Condict, Greenberg and Daley took 5th place with a time of 4 minutes, 7.23 seconds. The 1600 Sprint Medley Team of Johnson, C. Condict, Fisher and Herring took 2nd place with a time of 4 minutes, 6.33 seconds.

In the high jump, Herring took 7th place with a time of 5 feet, 4 inches. In the long jump, Fisher took 8th place with a distance of 16 feet, 11 inches and was followed by Herring in 9th place who finished with a distance of 16 feet, 4 inches. Fisher took 6th place in the triple jump with a distance of 37 feet, 4 inches.

In the shot put, Alex Irby finished in 7th place as he threw for 36 feet, 7.25 inches and was followed by Greenberg in 8th place, who threw for 36 feet, 6 inches.

The weekend in Shoshoni gave Hohnholt and the other coaches an idea of who may compete in what event at the State Tournament.

“We spend a lot of time trying to put our kids in the best events possible for us to score at State,” said Hohnholt. “Maybe it wasn’t the best for the individual, all the time, but as a team when you’re trying to get to State, win it and have a chance to compete for that last day you make some adjustments.

The Saratoga Panthers will compete in the 1A State Track and Field Tournament in Casper this weekend.